Chapter 22: The Losing Streak

As a veteran, Grant Hill naturally understands the consequences of the Timberwolves' play, and no team in the NBA can be underestimated, even if a team with a belly of the game will still take down a strong team in the league, let alone the Timberwolves, who performed well at the beginning of the season.

The Suns' bench lineup, led by Grant Hill, is not very good defensively, but it perfectly inherits the characteristics of the Suns' main team in terms of scoring, and this Nash-led immortal team has integrated offense into the soul.

Grant Hill is no longer at his peak, he knows how to protect himself more after being seriously injured, and Hill, who is now playing through the ball quotient, is the most threatening.

With this breakthrough skill and consistent mid-range scoring means, he can easily pass the basketball and assist his open teammates to score in the emergency moment when he encounters a bag trap.

Today's Grant Hill is not the successor of Jordan who has no solution to the basket, but a veteran stick who has been playing with more than ten years of game experience, and his long game experience is enough for him to accurately grasp the timing of the offense.

Even Grant Hill has a good game reading ability, but Li Shihao's strength still exceeds his estimates!

Li Shihao shook the defensive Dragic several crossovers in a row, and at the moment of opening the distance, he raised his hands high and leaned back, and a backward jumper came out smoothly, and the reacting Dragic could only look at the arc of the basketball in the air and secretly pray that the ball would not go in.

The ball bounced off the basket and landed firmly into the net pocket on the second spot, much to Dragic's disappointment.

As a second-round pick, his ability to gradually play value with the Suns is undoubtedly inseparable from his hard work and talent. He is a left-handed player who is extremely aggressive on both the offensive and defensive ends, which is extremely rare among NBA players.

To say that he doesn't care about his position is false, he always dreams of becoming a superstar player, and Lee Se-ho, who has performed well in this year's rookies, has become an excellent stepping stone in his eyes.

However, when the matchup was due, the Yugoslav tall was surprised to find that he couldn't take advantage of the Timberwolves' Chinese rookie.

"Hell! How good is this guy's attack, it's obviously a simple move, but he can't prevent it at all! ”

Li Shihao smiled, didn't say anything, and silently defended.

How could outsiders understand how his skills were practiced!

His breakthrough is never fast, he doesn't have lightning speed, and he doesn't have the agility of a tanuki, but his opponents are often easy to break through.

There is only one reason, basic skills!

When he came to the United States, he was shocked by this basketball country, there is no shortage of basketball geniuses here, all-round? Excellent passing? Variety of scoring methods? It's all here, and as for the excellent defense, such blue-collar players are everywhere.

As a country with a well-established basketball education system, the United States has an unimaginable number of talents.

It is precisely in this way that Li Shihao will practice his basic skills hard when his physical fitness is not outstanding, and finally shine in college!

A good grasp of the basics sometimes often leads to more strength than talent!

When Li Shihao was playing wild ball, he often encountered some American street uncle-level characters practicing their hands, many of them had slow feet and ordinary jumping ability, but they could shoot that damn ball into the basket with a solid basic skill.

In a relaxed way, just like **** in front of you, the basketball just obediently rolls in!

The practice of basic skills is a long-term boring training, and many basketball exercises like fancy passing and violent dunks, but very few people will like to focus on the practice of basic skills.

But Li Shihao has insisted on the boring basic skills practice until now, and a casual offensive action is extremely proficient in the grasp of offensive rhythm, timing, and shots.

Especially in the area of backward jumpers, Li Shihao has worked very hard in this aspect, as a point guard who is not tall, a backward jumper can make it easier for him to face the defense of opposing players.

In the third quarter, Li Shihao began to score mode, and in the third quarter, he continued to attack Dragic's head, scoring 9 points through individual singles in just two or three minutes, instantly bringing the score closer to less than 3 points.

For this rookie who just entered the league this year, Suns fans have heard of this Chinese kid's amazing performance at the beginning of the season, and they all vaguely understand that this rookie is extraordinary!

But what's the use of this for Suns fans, who have been watching the league with an attitude of not caring about themselves.

Suns fans are arguably one of the happiest in the league, with flashy run-and-gun tactics and mercury-like offensive ability, such an aggressive Suns team makes the game extremely good, and the Suns tickets are sold well in Phoenix all year round, and the stadium has been kept full.

With Nash's charisma, the Suns' offense is spectacle, allowing the team to win while triggering cheers from the fans, and the scoring performance here is never bad!

Suns fans are used to seeing all kinds of flashy, spectacle scoring performances, but the scene in front of them made them think of another team in their minds.

As the sworn enemy of the Phoenix Suns, that aging team has ruined the Phoenix people's championship dream in previous seasons, and the San Antonio Spurs have blocked the stubborn rock on the way to the O'Brien Cup every year!

The aging San Antonios have maintained a steady presence in the league for 20 years, and this team with Duncan at the core of the league is known throughout the league for its stable and spicy style, which has cast a shadow on the hearts of every Phoenix fan.

And now the Phoenix people are seeing a similar style to the Spurs in this Chinese rookie on the court, how can they not be angry about this.

I don't know who shouted from the back row of the audience: "Attack, attack, crush these Minnesotans." ”

The atmosphere of the fans in the stadium was instantly stirred, and the American Airlines arena resounded with boos that broke through the sky, and the Suns fans showed extraordinary concerted efforts at this moment, and they had an inexplicably hostile attitude towards the Chinese rookie.

With the same solid basic skills, the same stable and efficient scoring method, and the same textbook-like shooting, Li Shihao was honored to be booed by the fans when he played an away game for the first time.

Justin Bieber, who was on the sidelines, felt the crazy atmosphere of the Suns fans, couldn't help but bow his head and shrink his head, his face was a little bad, and muttered in a low voice: "Oh! Damn, what I hate the most is such crazy and irrational fans, hell, can you take a good look at the ball! ”

After speaking, he stretched out his hand to block his face, with a helpless expression, he aimed his back at the capture lens of the photographer in the distance, and the action was done in one go, and he was extremely coquettish.

Dragic on the field frowned and looked at Li Shihao, and said coldly: "Congratulations, Bruce!" You've managed to stir up the wrath of these adorable fans, and you're going to suffer a crushing defeat here tonight. ”

Li Shihao listened to the chorus of boos from the audience, ignored Dragic's words, his face was still expressionless, adjusted the frequency of dribbling, sprinted past Dragic's defense, firmly stepped on the top of the arc of the three-point line with his right foot, and turned his body sharply, ready to shoot.

A trace of panic flashed in Dragic's eyes, and he rushed over and hurriedly tried to block it, but he didn't want Li Shihao's action to slow down suddenly, and his wide palm unstoppably crashed into Li Shihao's arm.

"Smack!"

A loud hit sounded, and the basketball came out of its hands at the same time, flying high with an arc parabola, and crashing steadily into the net.

"Beep-"

The referee's whistle sounded at the right time, the thug fouled, and Li Shihao successfully deceived a foul!

hit a free throw steadily, rewriting the score to 59:58, and successfully overtaking the score by one point!

"I'm not going to give up a winnable game for any reason!" After Li Shihao said this sentence expressionlessly, he glanced at Dragic and turned away indifferently.

Dragic clenched his fists, a little unwilling in his heart, is this the gap, he takes what he wants in front of him, and treats the defense as nothing.

In this game, he turned out to be a "colander", and it turned out to be the breakthrough point that the Chinese kid could win in the eyes of the Chinese kid?

Dragic is in disbelief, he's been working so hard, he's always been aggressive and motivated, both offensively and defensively, and I believe that one day I'll be a mainstay, one day I'll be a superstar!

But I don't want to, Li Shihao's performance this year made him completely awake, he can't even defend a rookie! Is this the level of strength of this year's rookies?

Suns head coach Elvin Gentry hurriedly called a timeout and replaced him with the main Suns team, he didn't want to see the Timberwolves' offensive momentum pick up!

At the end of the third quarter, Nash and his starting teammates once again launched an offensive performance, three-pointers, mid-range jumpers, turnaround hooks, and throws under the basket, scoring again and again to wear down the Timberwolves' willpower.

Wave after wave of scoring frenzy hit, and Lee Se-ho struggled to control the team's tempo, using his scoring and playmaking to help the team try to bite the score.

However, in a short period of time, the Suns showed terrible offensive prowess at the end of the third quarter, and a wave of 8-0 successfully stretched the score gap to more than double digits.

Until the end of the game, when the whistle blew, the Timberwolves failed to overtake the score!

At the end of the game, the Suns successfully slashed the Timberwolves with a score of 109-98, and Li Shihao weakly swallowed a defeat at the American Airlines Center.

Then, the Timberwolves just played an offensive match and lost all in the following games, losing to the Los Angeles Clippers on the road, and still failed to grab a win against the Boston Celtics at home.

In just a few days, the Timberwolves suffered a wave of three consecutive defeats, and the team's situation is worrying......